GirlTrek's Black History Bootcamp Podcast
1) Self-Care School | Celebration and Commencement | Week Ten | Day Five
In the powerful finale of Self-Care School, Morgan opens with a meditation inspired by Claudette Colvin—evoking the bravery and grace of a girl who sat down so generations could rise. Vanessa then lea...Show More
2) Self-Care School | Bridging Generations | Week Ten | Day Four
In this episode, Morgan opens with a foremother meditation honoring the legacy of 1936 Olympic track and field star Tidye Pickett, a trailblazer whose story deserves to be told. Vanessa and Morgan the...Show More
3) Self-Care School | Career Paths and Life Partners | Week Ten | Day Three
We continue, Next Gen Week, with Vanessa guiding trekkers through a powerful foremother meditation inspired by the wisdom and resilience of Afeni Shakur—activist, mother, and visionary. Through this r...Show More
4) Self-Care School | Mentoring with Intention | Week Ten | Day Two
Morgan opens this episode with a heartfelt tribute to Ruby Bridges, honoring her courage and legacy as a trailblazer in the fight for educational equity. Vanessa then leads a thoughtful lesson on the ...Show More
5) Self-Care School | Raise Your Vibration and Self-Esteem | Week Ten | Day One
Vanessa opens this episode with a powerful dedication to the sisters in the movement—those working tirelessly to improve the lives of Black women. Morgan then leads a transformative lesson on self-est...Show More
6) Self-Care School | Parenting Lessons | Week Nine | Day Five
Vanessa opens Foremother Friday with a grounding poem, setting the tone for a powerful reflection on family, legacy, and care. Trelani joins to share wisdom from our ancestral guiding light, Sojourner...Show More
7) Self-Care School | End of Life Planning | Week Nine | Day Four
Morgan opens this Talk Back Thursday with a meditation honoring the legendary Josephine Baker—entertainer, activist, spy, and mother—whose life embodied radical care. Then, Vanessa leads a lesson on e...Show More
8) Self-Care School | Adoption and Kinship Care | Week Nine | Day Three
Vanessa opens this episode with a foremother meditation honoring the wisdom of healer and legendary midwife Margaret Charles Smith. Then, a familiar voice returns—but in a new role. Our homegirl Sandr...Show More
9) Self-Care School | Receiving the Care You Give | Week Nine | Day Two
On this week's Teach-in Tuesday, Morgan opens with a grounding meditation, drawing inspiration from the wisdom and resilience of Biddy Mason—an iconic 19th-century nurse, entrepreneur, and foremother ...Show More
10) Self-Care School | Patient Bill of Rights and Advocacy | Week Nine | Day One
In this heartfelt kickoff to Radical Care Week, Vanessa leads a powerful meditation dedicated to the women who have shaped our lives—our aunties, grandmothers, foremothers, daughters, and all those wh...Show More